"The transfer made during pendency of the writ petition is an effort to circumvent the Court proceedings and amounts to defiance of the order of
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"Act does not vest the Reference Court with the power to set aside the award of the Collector and remand back the matter for determining
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"The funds are inextricably linked to the setting up of the business of the assessee, and as such, would be covered by the judgment of
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"A mere discrepancy, bereft of any attendant element of deceit, cannot, by any judicially accepted standard, be elevated to the pedestal of fraud or wilful
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"Any authority constituted by the statute and is deciding the dispute as per the provisions of the rules made thereunder is a quasi judicial authority
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"Sentence awarded to the appellant in the other case involving allegations of acquisition of disproportionate assets, having been suspended by this Court, we are inclined
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"A fervent contention has been raised on behalf of the appellant that two separate prosecutions were impermissible because the allegations in both the cases are
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"Appellant has not been able to refer to any provision under the Kerala Act in terms of which the losses suffered by amalgamating company can be
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"Mere existence of a civil remedy does not by itself bar criminal proceedings where the allegations prima facie disclose commission of a cognizable offence", Supreme
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"Magistrate is not expected to undertake an exhaustive evaluation of evidence nor adjudicate upon the merits of the allegations," Supreme Court, in a significant ruling
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"Purposive construction is unavailable in the present case because a literal and plain reading of Paragraph 32(a) of the Consent Award, taking every limb together
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"Any deviation from the terms of the settlement arrived in mediation and later confirmed by the Court should be dealt with strictly as such
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“Prior Use Since 1962, Trademark ARUN Has Acquired Distinctiveness – Mere Registration Without Opposition Doesn’t Cure Infringement”, Delhi High Court directed the Registrar of Trade
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"The statutory bar is, therefore, absolute in its operation and is not confined only to proceedings initiated by Banks or Financial Institutions." Madras
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"Legal position is well settled that use of a mark on a website and/or on social media handles accessible from India, tantamounts to use of
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"All findings observations and/or recommendations so made by the Commission in the Report, 2013 and Report, 2014 touching upon the conduct and reputation of the Petitioners
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"Upon conviction, the presumption of innocence stands displaced by a judicial determination of guilt, and the appellate court is required to exercise its jurisdiction under Section 389
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"Delay condonation cannot be an act of generosity defeating the cause of substantial justice and causing prejudice to the opposite party", Supreme Court, in a
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"When a party in possession of the best evidence, which throws light on the issue in controversy, withholds it, the Court is entitled to draw
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"While the right to vote enables a member to exercise franchise in accordance with the statutory scheme, the right to contest an election or to
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"Sentence awarded to the appellant in the other case involving allegations of acquisition of disproportionate assets, having been suspended by this Court, we are inclined
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"A fervent contention has been raised on behalf of the appellant that two separate prosecutions were impermissible because the allegations in both the cases are
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"Appellant has not been able to refer to any provision under the Kerala Act in terms of which the losses suffered by amalgamating company can be
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"Mere existence of a civil remedy does not by itself bar criminal proceedings where the allegations prima facie disclose commission of a cognizable offence", Supreme
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"Magistrate is not expected to undertake an exhaustive evaluation of evidence nor adjudicate upon the merits of the allegations," Supreme Court, in a significant ruling
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"Purposive construction is unavailable in the present case because a literal and plain reading of Paragraph 32(a) of the Consent Award, taking every limb together
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"Any deviation from the terms of the settlement arrived in mediation and later confirmed by the Court should be dealt with strictly as such
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"Upon conviction, the presumption of innocence stands displaced by a judicial determination of guilt, and the appellate court is required to exercise its jurisdiction under Section 389
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"Delay condonation cannot be an act of generosity defeating the cause of substantial justice and causing prejudice to the opposite party", Supreme Court, in a
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"When a party in possession of the best evidence, which throws light on the issue in controversy, withholds it, the Court is entitled to draw
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"While the right to vote enables a member to exercise franchise in accordance with the statutory scheme, the right to contest an election or to
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"Prolonged separation indicates that the matrimonial bond has broken down beyond repair and there is no possibility of resuming cohabitation", Supreme Court, in a significant
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"Indisputably, inflation hits both serving and retired employees with equal force, therefore, differentiating the two qua the rate of increase of DA and DR, in
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"The so-called reconstitution is nothing but a cloak to conceal an unlawful transfer of possession, warranting lifting of the veil," Supreme Court, in a significant ruling dated
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"When certificate is sought in respect of a particular financial year, certificate of a different financial year goes to the root of the eligibility of
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"Sale deeds executed by the defendants during the pendency of the litigation are certainly hit by doctrine of lis pendens and are non est," Supreme
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"The adverse presumption, if any, drawn for non-appearing in the witness box by the plaintiff, is a rebuttal presumption and if the aforesaid presumption is
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"Where a plaintiff omits to claim a relief which he or she is entitled to claim on the same cause of action, he/she is precluded
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"To hold that such an order has assumed irrevocable finality would be to defeat the very purpose of Section 105, CPC and to confer upon
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"Ordinarily, the Court would not substitute its decision in place of the decision required to be taken by the concerned authority in exercise of its
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"The transfer made during pendency of the writ petition is an effort to circumvent the Court proceedings and amounts to defiance of the order of
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"Act does not vest the Reference Court with the power to set aside the award of the Collector and remand back the matter for determining
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"The funds are inextricably linked to the setting up of the business of the assessee, and as such, would be covered by the judgment of
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"A mere discrepancy, bereft of any attendant element of deceit, cannot, by any judicially accepted standard, be elevated to the pedestal of fraud or wilful
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"Any authority constituted by the statute and is deciding the dispute as per the provisions of the rules made thereunder is a quasi judicial authority
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“Prior Use Since 1962, Trademark ARUN Has Acquired Distinctiveness – Mere Registration Without Opposition Doesn’t Cure Infringement”, Delhi High Court directed the Registrar of Trade
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"The statutory bar is, therefore, absolute in its operation and is not confined only to proceedings initiated by Banks or Financial Institutions." Madras
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"Legal position is well settled that use of a mark on a website and/or on social media handles accessible from India, tantamounts to use of
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"All findings observations and/or recommendations so made by the Commission in the Report, 2013 and Report, 2014 touching upon the conduct and reputation of the Petitioners
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Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant ruling, granted regular bail to a man accused of espionage, holding that continued detention is unjustified when
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"Criminal law is not meant to be used to convert every workplace grievance into an offence of voyeurism," Bombay High Court, in a significant ruling
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"Without there being any specific provision, either in law or in the DTAA, we are unable to accept this broad proposition that because the services were
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" Probate Petition Maintainable For Estate Of Undischarged Insolvent; Succession & Insolvency Acts Operate In Different Spheres," Bombay High Court, in a significant ruling dated
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“Rule 109 Does Not Recognise Interview Session Timing As A Determinant Of Seniority”, In a decisive ruling on seniority disputes in recognised aided schools, the Delhi
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"High Courts are not the Revisional Courts to re-analyse and re-interpret the evidence on record and upset the concurrent findings rendered by the trial Courts." Karnataka
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"Unless it is established that the deceased was subjected to cruelty in connection with demand of dowry soon before death, the presumption under Section 113B of
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"Where a mark has acquired a household identity, its protection must extend beyond class boundaries" – In a notable decision Madras High Court set aside the
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"The maxim delegatus non potest delegare applies where a statutory delegate purports to create a new delegate without statutory sanction. It has no application where the
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"The employer cannot permit an ineligible person to remain in service after his ineligibility stands confirmed." Calcutta High Court, in a significant ruling dated April
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"A person cannot, in the garb of such financial commitments, evade or dilute his legal and moral obligation to maintain his wife and child." Delhi High
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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